estrela

estrela f (plural estreles)

1. (Valencia) Alternative form of estrella (“star”)

• “estrela” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “estrela”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “estrela” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “estrela” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾela/

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• Rhymes: -ela
• Hyphenation: es‧tre‧la

From Old Galician-Portuguese estrela, strela (“star”), from Latin stēlla (“star”), from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”).

estrela f (plural estrelas)

1. star (a luminous celestial body)

• estrela fugaz
• protoestrela

• estelar

estrela

1. inflection of estrelar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• strela

From Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with Old Spanish estrella, Old Occitan stella and Old French estoile.

• IPA^(key): /es̺ˈtɾela/

estrela f (plural estrelas)

1. star
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de Toledo, cantiga 112 (facsimile):

     a u(ir)gẽ eſtrela do mar

     the Virgin, star of the sea

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estrela

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• estrella (pre-reform)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estrela / strela, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Doublet of Estela.

Cognate with Catalan estrella, French étoile, Galician estrela, Italian stella, Occitan estela, Romanian stea and Spanish estrella.

• Rhymes: -elɐ
• Hyphenation: es‧tre‧la

estrela f (plural estrelas)

1. (astronomy) star (apparently fixed star that has its own light and heat)
2. star (any celestial body)
   • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Mudança [A New Home]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives]‎, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 15:

     Saciado, cahiu de papo para cima, olhando as estrellas, que vinham nascendo.

     Satisfied, he fell belly-up, looking at the stars, which were coming up.

3. star (radiated figure suggesting a star)
4. blaze (white spot on the forehead of horses or other animals)
5. kite (paper toy in the shape of a celestial body)

   Synonyms: papagaio, pipa

6. (figuratively) luck (supposed influence (positive or negative) of a celestial body on a person's destiny)

   Synonym: sorte

7. (figuratively) guide (person who stands out in a certain activity and who serves as a reference for other people)

   Synonym: guia

8. (figuratively) star (person who becomes notable in cinema, theater, music, etc.)
9. (military) rank insignia (insignia representing hierarchical distinction used on military uniforms)
10. rating (classification sign (by number) of hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, etc.)
11. (uncommon) asterisk (star-shaped graphic sign)

    Synonym: asterisco

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: strela
• Kabuverdianu: strela
• Kristang: strela
• Saramaccan: teréja, teéja, teéa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
• Hyphenation: es‧tre‧la

estrela

1. inflection of estrelar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “estrela”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “estrela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025